A briefing and a photo exhibition dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the closure of the Semipalatinsk test site were held in Sofia

On August 27, 2021, the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Bulgaria held a thematic briefing dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site at the capital's museum "Earth and People", located on Astana Street in Sofia. The event was attended by representatives of the Bulgarian public, experts community and the Kazakh diaspora.

During the briefing, the Charge d'affaires of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan informed the audience about the main milestones of the historic decision of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Elbasy Nursultan  Nazarbayev on the closure of the Semipalatinsk test site and anti-nuclear initiatives of Kazakhstan aimed at building a world free of nuclear weapons. In particular, thanks to the efforts of our country, August 29 was declared the International Day of Action against Nuclear Tests. Cooperation is also actively promoted within the framework of the “ATOM” project.

The participants of the briefing expressed the general opinion that Kazakhstan is rightfully the leader of the world anti-nuclear movement. In particular, the director of the museum "Earth and People" Svetlana Encheva, expressing words of support for the event, said that the world community is well aware of "the great and wise decision" of Kazakhstan.

Within the framework of the briefing, a thematic photo exhibition was organized on the initiative of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Bulgaria. The exhibition presented historical photos taken during the tests at the test site, pictures telling about the people's anti-nuclear movement "Nevada-Semipalatinsk" , as well as archival documents testifying to the closure of the Semipalatinsk test site.